Other hard hit sub-counties that will benefit from this first consignment of relief food are Buuri West and Tigania East which will receive 250 50kg bags of rice and 360 50kg bags of beans each.

Governor Kawira who was accompanied by her deputy Rev. Isaac Mutuma and the Meru County Commissioner Fred Ndunga as well as teams from the county and national governments, thanked President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua for the consideration they have shown to Meru County in the fight against hunger. She expressed a resolve to work together with the national government to deliver substantive development to the people of Meru.

The governor has promised to permanently end food shortages in Meru County through provision of adequate water to support agricultural activities.

Further, she sent out a strong warning to unscrupulous individuals who divert relief food for personal gain. She promised a transparent and unified process of relief food distribution from a unified list in the order of priority to ensure that every grain of relief food benefits deserving beneficiaries.

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